LONDON - Viktor Troicki was fined US$10,000 (S$13,460) on Saturday for his astonishing Wimbledon meltdown while Serena Williams was hit with the same punishment for smashing her racquet.Fiery Troicki, the 25th seed from Serbia, slumped to a second round...
LILLE, France - Are Wales channelling the Brexit effect?The national soccer team's progress to the Euro 2016 semi-final a week after the Welsh voted to leave the EU recalls an earlier upset by eurosceptic underdogs, immortalised in one of...
OMAHA, United States - Michael Phelps will go for a fourth straight 200m medley gold in Rio after out-dueling old foe Ryan Lochte in a thriller at the US Olympic swimming trials on Friday.The latest installment of the long-running...
Nike's new dress for tennis stars at Wimbledon this year has caused quite a stir on and off the court.The babydoll-style Premier Slam dress has been dubbed the Nike "nightie" because of its skimpy design and flimsy material that...
LILLE, France - Hal Robson-Kanu scored a sensational goal as Wales came from behind to stun Belgium 3-1 in Friday's Euro 2016 quarter-final in Lille and reach their first major tournament semi-final.Radja Nainggolan gave Belgium a 13th-minute lead, but...
NEW YORK - Jeremy Lin is heading back to New York while Australian Matthew Dellavedova and Russian Timofey Mozgov will leave the champion Cleveland Cavaliers for big-money deals as NBA free agency began Friday.Among the top players making rich...
Ryan Giggs has rejected an offer to stay at Manchester United and is ready to end his association with the club after 29 years, a British newspaper reported on Thursday.Giggs, who played 963 times for United after joining the...
OMAHA, United States - Nathan Adrian stormed home to win the 100 metre freestyle at the US Olympic swimming trials punching his ticket to Rio where he'll go for a second straight gold.Adrian clocked 47.72sec, improving on the 47.91...
ELDORET, Kenya - Former Olympic 800 metres champion Paul Ereng believes ignorance, greed and neglect by officials are to blame for the increase in doping incidents among his Kenyan compatriots."Doping is on the rise because athletes are gullible and...
Saint-Lô, France - With the 113th edition of the Tour de France beginning on Saturday, AFP Sport looks at five crucial elements needed to win the coveted yellow jersey:Climbing legsTo win the Tour you have to be a top...
